Danny Amendola | Wide Receiver

3/12/2015: Signed a three-year $12.75 million contract. Another $2.2 million is available through incentives. Ammendola is eligible for a $500,000 roster bonus throughout the contract's life. 2015: $4 million, 2016: $5 million, 2017: $6 million, 2018: Free Agent

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Amendola can still earn the full $15 million he was scheduled to make over the next three seasons, but the Pats essentially ripped up his old deal and handed him a new one. Amendola has had a frustrating two years in New England. He was limited by injuries in 2013, and barely played last season before finally emerging late in the year. The Pats could have a bigger role in mind for 2015. Mar 12 - 12:38 PM

Danny Amendola caught five passes for 48 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' Super Bowl XLIX win over the Seahawks.

Highly active as the Patriots made liberal use of three-wide, shotgun formations, Amendola broke off the game's first big play on a 17-yard bubble screen. He added a four-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. A healthy Amendola is an effective one, and he shined throughout the postseason on catch-and-run opportunities. Including playoffs, his stat lines over the Patriots' final five games were 8-63, 4-24, 5-81-2, 1-8, and 5-48-1. He could be a decent WR4 target in PPR leagues next season if the Patriots keep him. Going on age 30, Amendola is owed $4.5 million in 2015. Feb 1 - 11:12 PM

Danny Amendola caught one pass for eight yards in Sunday's AFC Championship Game win over the Colts.

With the Patriots going spread and abandoning the run game against the Ravens last week, Amendola got loose for 5-81-2. He predictably crashed back to earth in this one as the Patriots used their power formations and run game to obliterate the Colts. A game-plan somewhere in the middle makes sense against the Seahawks in the Super Bowl, meaning we can expect 3-6 targets for Amendola. Jan 18 - 11:57 PM

Danny Amendola caught 5-of-6 targets for 81 yards and two touchdowns in New England's Divisional Round win over the Ravens.

Amendola nearly crippled the Pats in the first quarter, fumbling a kick return after the Ravens scored a touchdown on their opening drive. Thankfully, New England managed to recover. A 2013 free-agent signee, Amendola now has 17 catches over his past three games after being MIA for the majority of 2014. He'll be a moderate-reward, low-cost WR3 in DFS leagues for conference championship week. Jan 10 - 8:53 PM

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U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman ordered Tom Brady and Roger Goodell to appear in court for two conferences on Aug. 12 and 19.

Berman requested the two sides "engage in comprehensive, good-faith settlement discussions prior to the conference on August 12." Though the judge did not mention the NFL's and NFLPA's joint request to have the case resolved by Sept. 4, the immediacy of the conferences suggests a resolution could be handed down quickly. Hopefully this ridiculous episode will come to an end before the season begins.

Blount was placed on the active/NFI list to start training camp after failing his conditioning test. His appearance in practice on Saturday suggests he passed the second time around. Blount should dominate the Patriots' early-down work once he returns from suspension in Week 2.

It's possible this is only a day-to-day injury after LaFell donned a protective boot on his foot during OTA season. He shed the boot in July, so it's quite conceivable the Patriots are just easing LaFell in. The fact that LaFell is a prominent fantasy player makes his situation worth monitoring.